Toxicoscordion nuttallii

Toxicoscordion nuttallii (Nuttall's death camas, death camas, poison camas, poison sego) is a species of poisonous plant native to the south-central part of the United States (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, and Texas).[3][4][5][6]

Toxicoscordion nuttallii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Toxicoscordion
Species:
T. nuttallii
Binomial name
Toxicoscordion nuttallii
Synonyms[2]
  • Amianthium nuttallii A.Gray
  • Anticlea nuttallii (A.Gray) Torr.
  • Helonias angustifolia Nutt. 1835, illegitimate homonym not Michx. 1803
  • Leimanthium nuttallii (A.Gray) Hook.
  • Melanthium nuttallii (A.Gray) D.Dietr.
  • Toxicoscordion texense Rydb.
  • Zigadenus nuttallii (A.Gray) S.Watson
  • Zigadenus texensis (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr.
  • Zygadenus nuttallii (A.Gray) S.Watson, alternate spelling
  • Zygadenus texensis (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr., alternate spelling

Toxicoscordion nuttallii is a bulb-forming herb up to 75 cm tall. One plant can have as many as 60 cream-colored flowers.[4]

References
  1. "Toxicoscordion nuttallii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
  4. Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 86 Zigadenus nuttallii (A. Gray) S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel). 343. 1871. Nuttall’s death camas
  5. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. United States Department of Agriculture plants profile, Zigadenus nuttallii (A. Gray) S. Watson Nuttall's deathcamas


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